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NEWS RELEASE -- FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE RELEASE NO. 40-02
ACADEMY SADDENED BY LOSS OF RECENT
GRADUATE --July 2, 2002
WEST POINT, N.Y. –The Fort
Benning Public Affairs Office announced today that 2nd Lt. Zachariah
Miller, 22, of Stoneboro, Pa., died Monday, July 1, while attending
training at Fort Benning, Ga.
According to the Fort Benning
Public Affairs Office, Miller was participating in a land navigation
training exercise and failed to return to the base station at
the end of the course. Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment immediately
began a search and found him dead.
Miller, a Truman and Rhodes scholar,
Army Rugby team captain and distinguished graduate ranked 11th
out of 957 in the class of 2002. He received his diploma from
President George W. Bush just a month ago from the U.S. Military
Academy.
“I’m deeply saddened,”
said U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. William J.
Lennox Jr. “Zac exemplified the true definition of an Army
officer and will be missed by all. This is a tremendous loss
for the Academy and the Army,” added Lennox.
Burial: Sandy Lake, PA (Viewing
is on Sunday and Monday, 7 & 8 July 2002 from 2-4 PM and
7-9 PM, Sandy Lake Wesleyan Church, Sandy Lake, PA (724) 376-2233
The funeral is on Tuesday 9
July 2002 at Sandy Lake Wesleyan Church, Sandy Lake, PA at 11AM,
burial to follow service (Oakhill Cemetary, Sandy Lake, PA)).
Mrs. Miller (mother) requests no flowers, but donations may be
made to:
Zachariah R. Miller Foundation
c/o Shenango Valley Foundation
41 Chestnut Street
Sharon, PA 16146
To make a credit card donation,
please call the Shenango Valley Foundation at 724-981-5882 and
ask to make a credit card donnation to the Zachariah R. Miller
Foundation.
Zach’s parents, Keith and
Rosyln Miller, would be glad to receive any
correspondence from cadets, friends, or staff and faculty that
speaks to
Zach’s experience here at West Point. Address for correspondence
to Lt
Miller’s family:
The Miller Family
24 Swartz Road
Stoneboro, PA 16153
Links to articles:
http://www.usma.edu/special/Miller.htm
http://www.sharon-herald.com/localnews/recentnews/0207/ln070202d.html
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/3589780.htm
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